Maurice River Township School District Explained
The Maurice River Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, from Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 402 students and 38.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.[4]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[5]
The district sends 180 students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school to attend high school in Millville, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Millville Public Schools, together with students from Commercial Township and Lawrence Township.[6] [7] [8] Students attendMillville Senior High School,[9] which had a combined 1,628 students split between the two facilities.[10] [11] Starting in the 2022-23 school year, students who had previously been split between Memorial High School for grades 9-10 and Millville Senior High School for grades 10-12 were consolidated into a newly expanded and renovated $145 million Millville High School building.[12]
Awards and recognition
Maurice River Township School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[13]
School
Maurice River Township School had an enrollment of 396 students in grades PreK-8 in the 2021–22 school year.[14]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[15] [16]
- Jeremy Cohen, superintendent
- Patricia Powell, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[17] [18] [19] [20]
External links
Notes and References
- https://sites.google.com/mrtes.com/mrtes/website-builder About Us
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/11/3050 School Performance Reports for the Maurice River Township School District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3050 New Jersey School Directory for the Maurice River Township School District
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3409780&DistrictID=3409780 District information for Maurice River Township School District
- http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
- https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/11/3050/000.html Maurice River Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
- http://mps.millvillenj.gov/cms/lib07/NJ01912810/Centricity/Domain/38/SENDING%20DISTRICT%20STUDENTS.pdf Sending District Students
- Jones, Jean. "Maurice River enlists state help in fighting Millville HS tuition increase", South Jersey Times, January 16, 2008. Accessed December 8, 2014. "He said Millville is unwilling to pass on its need for more funding to its own taxpayers so it is passing the increase on to the sending districts -- Commercial, Maurice River and Lawrence townships and Woodbine."
- https://mhs.millville.org/ Millville Senior High School
- https://www.millville.org/apps/pages/about-mps/ About the District
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3230 New Jersey School Directory for the Millville Public Schools
- Coppola, Anthony V. "Millville Senior High School opens new year with upgrades as part of $145 million project", The Daily Journal, September 11, 2021. Accessed January 7, 2024. "Currently, about 1,200 sophomores, junior and seniors use the Senior High building. Millville freshman, still at Memorial High School, will move to the North Wade Boulevard campus for the 2022-23 school year. District officials expect to have about 1,600 high school students in all. The facility can accommodate 2,100, according to Trongone."
- http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/governor/njnewsline/view_article_archives.pl?id=1505 McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities
- https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409780 School Data for the Maurice River Township School District
- https://sites.google.com/mrtes.com/mrtes/contact-us Contact Us
- https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/cumberland New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
- https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/22/3050.pdf#page=43 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Maurice River Township School District
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxWPA2FzkPnKUTVqekxkcWNPenc/view?usp=sharing Maurice River Township Board of Education District Policy Manual
- https://sites.google.com/mrtes.com/mrtes/board-of-education/members Board of Education Members
